Die Spoekenkiekerin und das Fräulein

Historical short film based on the short story of the same name by Charlotte Krafft.


Somewhere in 19th century Münsterland: a shepherdess and well-known local clairvoyant – known as the “Spökenkiekerin” in Westphalian – causes turmoil in the village community with her seemingly crazy prophecies. Her prophecies are a particular thorn in the side of the mayor. He decides to have her chased out of the village. However, a fair maiden comes to the shepherdess’s aid with her occult powers.

Production: Goldstoff Filme, Filmwerkstatt Münster, Outside the Club, FH Dortmund
Producer: Lotte Ruf

The project was sponsored by the Münsterland e.V. association and the LWL Cultural Foundation

Filming location: Haus Marck / Tecklenburg

The story was created in 2020 as part of the literature project stadt.land.text NRW for the Münster cultural region. Filming, including elaborate night shoots, took place in July 2021 at the moated castle Haus Mark and in the moorland of the Zwillbrocker Venn.

The historical short film is based on the short story of the same name by Charlotte Kafft, who also wrote the screenplay. “Die Spoekenkiekerin und das Fräulein” was produced in summer 2021 by ruf&loreifilmproduktion (later Goldstoff Filme) in cooperation with Filmwerkstatt Münster.